Letters

THE EDITOR, Sir:How many employers or human resources administrators know how to check if a prospective worker is a sex offender? The alleged case of rape at RIU should bother all of us.Jamaica, like many other English-speaking countries, has a sex...

THE EDITOR, Sir:As the authorities get ready to discharge some 400 inmates at Bellevue Hospital, it is important to signal that no financial provision is given by the State to those responsible for the care of persons with disabilities in their...

THE EDITOR, Sir:What is the mandate of the University of the West Indies?Isn't it really to "unlock West Indian potential for economic and cultural growth by high-quality teaching and research aimed at meeting critical regional needs, by providing...

THE EDITOR, Sir:In acknowledgement of customer Service Week being recognised in Jamaica, I decided to post the names of spaces where I consistently get good or great service on social media. I deliberately opted not to bemoan the very present bad...

THE EDITOR, Sir:Shadow Minister of Education Ronnie Thwaites is proposing that rabbit meat be used to supplement the diet of students. This is an excellent suggestion.Since we tend to take our cue from whatever is happening in the US, let me start...

THE EDITOR, Sir:Two of our national television stations have not failed to carry footage of the deplorable condition of roads in the Golden Spring and Stock Farm areas in recent years. They have also carried footage of peaceful protests organised...

THE EDITOR, Sir:Special thanks and commendations to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, the Passport, Immigration and Citizenship Agency and the Colombian authorities for assisting the 28 fishermen who were stranded in Colombia after...

THE EDITOR, Sir:Should Government ban salt to reduce the prevalence of hypertension in adults? Does hypertension cause stroke, or excess sugar obesity or type 2 diabetes?We cannot effectively prevent or reduce the occurrence of any disorder without...

THE EDITOR, Sir:I had just returned from the funeral of my beloved, beautiful and kind aunt, Coralee Burrell, when I heard the news. What? Elva Ruddock is gone.At first, I was in complete shock, mouth wide open, eyes riveted to the television screen...